High school backed by Joe Ricketts will open this fall in Bellevue

A high school with ties to a billionaire philanthropist will open this fall in Bellevue. The NGL Academy will begin accepting applications Thursday for its inaugural class of about 15 ninth-graders. The school, which will operate on the campus of Bellevue University, is aimed at lower-income students.

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Sprawling religious retreat along the Platte to open in summer 2018

A jaunt down Fishery Road, a windy, gravel side street near the Platte River, affords views of tall trees, rolling hills and Interstate 80 — and not much else. But beyond the “no trespassing” signs lining the road, work is well underway on the sprawling religious retreat being built by billionaire Joe Ricketts.

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